Collaborating for the future of digital finance

The guidelines are a voluntary framework that organisations can sign up to and use when they invest in responsible digital financial services. The guidelines are intended to benefit digital financial service providers and their customers by helping investors better evaluate and manage risks associated with digital transformation and digitalisation.

In collaborating on the investor guidelines, Oikocredit and the other signatories aim to accelerate investments that create value-added benefits for digital finance customers and broader digital ecosystems.

Responsible investing is key to our mission

Bart van Eyk, Oikocredit’s Director of Investments said: “It’s important for Oikocredit to collaborate on such efforts to create something that is bigger than the sum of its parts. The guidelines are key to our mission to invest responsibly and it’s crucial for Oikocredit to invest in digital finance models while securing the best interest of the customers.

“While we are still relatively new to this area, incorporating fintech and digital finance is becoming more important to our work. It’s at the forefront of creating positive change in financial inclusion to the low-income communities that we serve.”